Sticks and Stones: Americans Behaving Badly
The people who used inexcusable language in an attempt to demean some of our African-American and gay Members of Congress should be ashamed of their behavior. It shows just how low the right has sunk in its pursuit of ideology over humanity.
Gay Rights: Of High School Proms and Courage
A few days ago, an 18 year old high school lesbian senior in Itawamba County, Mississippi, Constance McMillen, approached school authorities to let them know in advance that she would be coming with her girlfriend. School officials decided to cancel the entire prom for all students instead.
The Cheshire Cat and Gay Rights
As an awesome retelling of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic story, Tim Burton’s recent remake of Alice in Wonderland has much in common with the terrain of human rights for gays in the USA.
Smiling Faces Of Freaky American Nationalism
Although the terms fascism and neofascism are highly charged, it is instructive to consider the possibility that neofascist beliefs have insinuated themselves via the religious right into mainstream American society, culture, and law.